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Health and the elderly in North Carolina: differences between whites and minorities

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Statistical
BHef Prepared by the State Center for Health Statistics
For the Council on Health Policy Information October 1996
HEALTH AND THE ELDERLY IN NORTH CAROLINA -
Differences Between Whites and Minorities
Two population groups of special con-cern
to health care reform are "racial
and/or ethnic minorities" and "the frail
or vulnerable elderly. "' Thus, for the
state 's older minorities, the monitoring of
health status, health care access, and the
quality of health care is important.
The data of this Brief are from the North
Carolina Health Profde (NCHP) tele-phone
survey conducted during the Fall
of 1995. The NCHP was funded by The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Readers should be aware that all statis-tics
are subject to the usual limitations of
telephone sampling and respondent
classification errors.
Data presented here are for the state's
noninstitutionalized population 65 years
of age and older The total sample size is
509.
Health Status
• Asked to rate their health on a 5-point
scale of poor to excellent, more
minority elders than white elders said
"fair" or "poor" (Figure 1). Nearly 1 in
4 minorities compared to only 1 in 10
whites said "poor."
Figure 1
More minority elders than wtiite elders
report their health as fair or poor
75
2 50
25
01
Q.
68.6
Whites
I Minorities
50.0 50.0
Good or Better Fair or Poor
Self-Reported Health Status
Statistical Brief No. 4
N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Thirty-five percent of minority elders versus 25 percent of
white elders said it was difficult to do certain activities such
as work or housework because of their health.
Minority elders (14%) were more likely than white elders
(9%) to report a major health problem during the past year.
Among those reporting a major health problem of their own
or a related household member, financial hardship resulting
from the problem(s) was reported by 45 percent of minority
elders versus 29 percent of white elders.
N.C. DOCUMEMTS
CLEARINGHOUSE
NOV 1 I99fef
N.C. STATE LIBRARY
RALEIGH

ex
Statistical
BHef Prepared by the State Center for Health Statistics
For the Council on Health Policy Information October 1996
HEALTH AND THE ELDERLY IN NORTH CAROLINA -
Differences Between Whites and Minorities
Two population groups of special con-cern
to health care reform are "racial
and/or ethnic minorities" and "the frail
or vulnerable elderly. "' Thus, for the
state 's older minorities, the monitoring of
health status, health care access, and the
quality of health care is important.
The data of this Brief are from the North
Carolina Health Profde (NCHP) tele-phone
survey conducted during the Fall
of 1995. The NCHP was funded by The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Readers should be aware that all statis-tics
are subject to the usual limitations of
telephone sampling and respondent
classification errors.
Data presented here are for the state's
noninstitutionalized population 65 years
of age and older The total sample size is
509.
Health Status
• Asked to rate their health on a 5-point
scale of poor to excellent, more
minority elders than white elders said
"fair" or "poor" (Figure 1). Nearly 1 in
4 minorities compared to only 1 in 10
whites said "poor."
Figure 1
More minority elders than wtiite elders
report their health as fair or poor
75
2 50
25
01
Q.
68.6
Whites
I Minorities
50.0 50.0
Good or Better Fair or Poor
Self-Reported Health Status
Statistical Brief No. 4
N.C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
Thirty-five percent of minority elders versus 25 percent of
white elders said it was difficult to do certain activities such
as work or housework because of their health.
Minority elders (14%) were more likely than white elders
(9%) to report a major health problem during the past year.
Among those reporting a major health problem of their own
or a related household member, financial hardship resulting
from the problem(s) was reported by 45 percent of minority
elders versus 29 percent of white elders.
N.C. DOCUMEMTS
CLEARINGHOUSE
NOV 1 I99fef
N.C. STATE LIBRARY
RALEIGH